A month after William wreaked havoc in the Dark World.
The gods descended.
Yes.
After most ordinary deities had already descended into the mortal realm, the remaining twenty-three Main Gods descended upon the world simultaneously, decades ahead of schedule.
At that moment.
Twenty-three magnificent pillars of light descended from the heavens.
The projections of the Main Gods descending into the world could be seen from anywhere on Gods Continent.
Heaven and earth resonated.
The entire continent trembled. Countless living beings could not help but kneel, as though welcoming so many Main Gods.
The Saints of the Human Race, Elves, Winged Folk, and Dwarves all trembled violently.
Because they were suppressed even more severely.
Although the might of the Main Gods did not force them to kneel.
That supreme power still shattered their mental defenses, making them instinctively feel that they could neither defy nor contend against it.
Yet at the same time, some exceptionally talented people with unshakable confidence continued to break through under such immense pressure, rising step by step until they entered the Transcendent Saint realm.
For example, the Human Race's Rune Mages, Fallen Sun, Quills...
The Winged Folk's God Angel Mijialuo and Saint Angel Gabriel...
And certain Elven Kings who had not fallen even during the Second Era.
At that moment.
They entered the Transcendent Saint realm almost simultaneously.
With equal power, they resisted the overwhelming pressure brought by the Main Gods, granting all living beings on Gods Continent a brief chance to breathe.
But why had this happened?
Because the main storyline had changed too drastically.
It had already far exceeded certain arrangements made by "heaven."
The Mainframe's Emissary had originally planned for the "twenty-three Main Gods" to wait a while longer, giving the Saints enough time to develop so that the three races could produce